Unlikely | Could be |
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• The acute or ‘first episode’ patient | • A past history of chronicity and/or extended courses of treatment |
• Peadiatric patient | • More likely to be female |
• Patients complaining of ‘muscular’ trouble (e.g. tension) | |
• Occupations where taxing physical labor form a predictable part of the working day. | |
• Biomechanical/structural variant (e.g. scoliosis) |